Thirteen Ways of Looking by Colum McCann Random House ~ October 25, 2015 ~ 256 pages Random House Audio ~ Colum McCann ~ 6 hours 8 minutes Thirteen Way of Looking was the last audiobook I listened to in the Narration by Author category. I did this purposefully because this was the one literary fiction and short story title […]

Getting back into the swing of things each week is hard. So is finding the quiet time to write a review over the weekend. In order to ease out of the weekend, I’ve decided to begin my blogging week with a mini review. Several years ago I listened to The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De […]

Defending Jacob by William Landay Random House ~ January 31, 2012 ~ 432 pages Blackstone Audio ~ Grover Gardner ~ 12 hours 25 minutes Andy Barber is the top Assistant District Attorney in his jurisdiction on the day that his son Jacob’s classmate is murdered in the local park. From the very beginning, when we meet Andy as a […]

Night Film by Marisha Pessl Published by: Random House Published on: August 20, 2013 Page Count: 624 Genre: Fiction My Reading Format: ARC received from a fellow book blogger (thank you!) Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook, and Audiobook Summary from the Publisher: On a damp October night, beautiful young Ashley Cordova is found dead in an […]

In March I was invited to take part in Bloggers Recommend, a monthly newsletter conceived by bloggers Jen Karsbaek and Nicole Bonia. The objective of the newsletter is gather a group of bloggers and identify books we recommend to readers for the upcoming month. I couldn’t have been more thrilled to be asked to join […]

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce Published by: Random House Published on: July 24, 2012 Page Count: 336 Genre: General Fiction My Reading Format: ARC signed by the author at BEA 2012 Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook, and Audiobook Giveaway: Random House has generously offered one of my lucky readers a complimentary copy […]

I Am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits Published by: Hogarth Books Published on: May 8, 2012 Page Count: 320 Genre: Fiction My Reading Format: Review copy sent to me by the publisher in order to participate in the author’s TLC Book Tour. Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook, and Audiobook Giveaway: As part of this tour, I get to […]

The Devil’s Company by David Liss The Devil’s Company is the third in David Liss’ Benjamin Weaver series. Weaver is a thief-take and former boxer of some repute in 18th century London. In this installment, which was my first, we find Weaver at a loss when he discovers himself in a great deal of debt […]

Precious by Sandra Novack Today it is my pleasure to serve as Sandra Novack’ hostess on her Precious blog tour organized by TLC Book Tours. What a great way to kick off the week! Please see information on her entire tour and the giveaway at the end of this post. For more information on TLC Book Tours, […]